Fatigue perception and related factors in patients with advanced sarcoidosis and COPD patients

Conclusion: We believe that while the fatigue severity which was found higher in COPD patients was affected by lower pulmonary functions and poor quality of life, in sarcoidosis patients fatigue symptom along with the dyspnea limits the exercise capacity of patients and affects the quality of life negatively.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ozalevli, S., Naz, I., Bayraktar, D., Dogan Sahin, H. Tags: Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease Source Type: research